I have been really busy just keeping the work load at minimun. Our ladies class is studying the "purpose driven life" and I have been reading Max Lucados "it is not about you" So am trying to keep myself very much in supplemental books that encourage me as well as the Word.

We have so much snow that It may be here until June at least that is how it feels. snowed for 34 hours straight from Friday at 2pm until 10 pm on Saturday.  It is a white winter wonderland of perfect snowman snow.

6 am and kids are calling for their baths for church so must go diane

today was the last day of school before our winter break. 11 days off I have a plan for every day I hope that God will see these ideas into being. Joanne I have missed chatting with you and I hope that we can talk some point during the next week or so. Sharon keep up the good fight you are a woman after the heart of Godll, And dear Phyliss I bought a pedometer and I am measuring my travels and skiing. I pray for you each time I exercise, You are a wonderful sister to encourage me in this endeavor. Love diane

I have been given some really wonderful news. James will receive 15 hours a week of respite. That the medicaid card will pay for, he is on the autistic spectrum and needs to have community adventures in order to learn how to read facial and body cures from others. I am blessed wowow God is an amazing God. He is 7 and requires some really tough care. I have been so tired and feeling like I never get relief. But God always shows me such a different way and reminds me that I need to be patient. I think that I have found the dog exactly right for our family a st. Bernard. She is spaded and is being given away is used to kids and is very loving. SO pray that I will take the Lords lead on this God bless you all my sweet sisters I am yours truly Diane

Today it was a wonderful day with the beauty of the sun and the wintery blue of the sky. You can see God everywhere. I waled during school and thought about how great it is to have this medium to epress our thoughts in. I am walking with a far away friend and we pray for each other this is such a meaningful time together. I am looking forwaed to spring and school being out for the year, I hope to spend time with all of our children in April .

I pray for a foster family in Washington state. They had 2 little girls since birth and now the agency is removing after 4b years Lord just give the Sachs a chance to raise these pretty ones, and to continue in the care that keeps them in your presencel AMEM

Good afternoon all

I f anyone chats with Sharon tell her I am not getting my blessings mail again. Oh how I do miss it. We had a blizzard and a half last weekend and the snow is still so clean and fresh and beautiful. This am at 6 it was -4 degrees but the moon and the sky were an incredible affirmation of Gods wonderful love. He surrounds us with such beauty and we spend so much time never noticing. Such a pity because it all is such a great way to spend time in prayer. I listen to  chiristian music and pray all the way to work everyday.

My boys are looking so good and changing so many ways that God's work  is being seen on a daily basis, I thank everyone who prays for them, They have had so much in their little live and now they are seeing progress and it is God who is to be Glorified.

Bless you all take care love diane

Today I found out  that I was going back to the doc again on the 8 of  Feb when will this end.??

two days ago I spent 2 hours with a young man and his  family helping them through a crisis. I have 5 adopted reactive attachment children .it is a emotional illness in the USA and around the world for kids that have never bonded with a care giver, their pain is so intense that they are very hard kids to keep safe. GOd gave me the words and the encouragement that he needed to talk to his foster parent s and to stop the destructive activity at least for the moment, it is one more success. I just pray that he is  able to heal and to move past the abuse and evil that was a part of his young life for so long. I do not know this family personally but I was lead to them and I feel tha tGod has put me there to serve in some small way, if only to listen.

 

My sis ters MS has flared again and so she is in need of prayers and my youngest sister just found out that she is expecting at 38 and her youngest is 15.  The same age as i was when she was born wowowowo, another baby in the family it means that my grandchildren will have a second cousin their age heeeh. Maybe this baby will bring her home to God again instead of the path she has taken one can pray for that.

Sisters your prayers have been answered yet again. Heidi was at church this am Praise the name of our LORD her savior. She is hearing her lord call her back to the fold. So I am blessed by you all again,

 

this morning the lesson was about Gideon and Gods patience with him. Judges 6:1-10 How thankful I am that God is not finished with me yet and it was the perfect lesson from God for all of us to hear.

It is gloomy and  cold , one of the down sides of winter I love the cold crisp days when you can see your breath everywhere. It is sooooo wonderful to expirience the seasons here in New England I love it so much. Bless you all and take care during your Monday

 

Praise God it is Friday and I can have a bit of a rest.... This the weekend that Leo is tranfered to his new home I can only believe it is the best thing for him although I know that I will miss him., he has been a good friend for the last 3 years. I know that he is in a better place a working dog is a working dog. ah well it is done and I am going to move on.

the kids went tubing in the snow and did they have fun, What a wonderful creator to give us snow to slide in. I love the red cheeks and the cold little bodies as they come in from the excitment. Children that glow from exercise are the best image of our God I can visualize. HE is so  amazing in his gifts to us

ANother snow tomorrow and we're ready to go again.

Our church is growing in faith and numbers Praise God for the increase. take care all of you my sweet sisters if we never meet here we will be together oneday soon

NO school and what a beautiful snow storm. It has been falling since during the night. I love the winter with all the colors of white blue grey. Sometimes after a snow it feels like God is whispering to the earth just rest for a time and enjoy the quiet I have blessed you with. My goodness I have just pattered on.

Boys are playing well and it is such a blessing to listen to the conversations and the pretend play wow something that I was not sure we would see considering all the abuse, Yet again God has done the impossible for my children and I am so blessed by the growth I see that only God can provide.

Take care all my special friends and sisters diane